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Donkey
Kong
ドンキーコング
July 1981 |
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How
high can you get? Well, it's hard to say. Besides, we
can't worry about such things now. First we should introduce
Mario - or rather "Jumpman" as he is here
called.
The crazed King Kong - sorry, Donkey Kong -
has bagged Jumpman's slender girlfriend, and is keeping
her hostage atop various sections of a construction
site. He keeps her at his side to give our man that
little extra incentive, but as soon as he gets anywhere
near her, Kong snags her by the waist, and darts upwards
into the next stage. Fear not, you do get to 'rescue'
her at the end of the fourth screen - but the game immediately
loops back to the beginning, but on the faster 'L-02'
setting. So, as we were saying: how high can you get?
Donkey Kong is a hearty slice of gaming history.
It was Nintendo's first major release, and it caused
quite a stir when it first appeared back in 1981. No
surprise though: not only is it a superb game, it also
presented players with four different levels to tackle.
Yes, four. No mean feat for the period - most maze and
platform games only offered one.
The aim of each level is to make it to the top of the
screen while avoiding waves of oncoming obstacles -
most of which come from the hand of your nemesis. It
gets tricky real quick, and the amazing thing is that
seeing how old Donkey Kong is, it still plays a mean
game... Slick, cute, and even puzzle-like.
Pure genius. It was, of course, the first game to be
designed by Shigeru Miyamoto - it is pregnant with ideas
and already bears all of the hallmarks of a timeless
Nintendo classic. Amazing, given the modest team that
created it: Miyamoto as designer, the late Gumpei Yokoi
as hardware consultant, five programmers, and Hirokazu
Tanaka as music composer.
Next up for Nintendo? Donkey
Kong Jr. (1982), and then Mario
Bros. (1983). The rest is history. |
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Arcade (1981) |
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Famicom (1983) |
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Game Boy (1994) |
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Donkey
Kong
ドンキーコング
FAMICOM |
DETAILS
| Format |
Famicom |
| Released |
15
July 1983 |
| Publisher |
Nintendo |
| Product
ID |
HVC-DK |
| Size
(cm) |
12.5
x 8.5 x 2 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.08 |
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Here
it is: the game that kick
started the Famicom revolution.
This original 'red' print
is now near impossible to
find in good condition...
Small-size cardboard FC packaging,
25Kb cartridge, monochrome
booklet. |
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Donkey
Kong
ドンキーコング
FAMICOM (RESALE EDITION) |
DETAILS
| Format |
Famicom |
| Released |
? |
| Publisher |
Nintendo |
| Product
ID |
HVC-DK |
| Size
(cm) |
12.5
x 8.5 x 2 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.08 |
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'Silver
Box' re-release of the Famicom
milestone.
Again - mint condition copies
are a nightmare to get hold
of, but unboxed cartridges
are a dime a dozen - please
contact
us if you're just after the
cart!
Cardboard packaging, 25Kb
cartridge, monochrome booklet. |
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Donkey
Kong
ドンキーコング
GAME BOY |
DETAILS
| Format |
Game
Boy |
| Released |
14
June 1994 |
| Publisher |
Nintendo |
| Product
ID |
DMG-QDA |
| Size
(cm) |
9.5 x 12.1 x 2 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.08 |
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Ingenious remix of the original
Donkey Kong arcade
game featuring all-new stages,
battery back up, and tons
of little extras here and
there. One of the best
games for the old Game
Boy!
Super Game Boy compatible.
Large size GB cardboard packaging, 4Mbit
cartridge, booklet. |
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Donkey
Kong Nintendo Kōshiki Guide Book
ドンキーコング
任天堂公式ガイドブック
WONDER LIFE SPECIAL |
DETAILS
| Format |
Guide
Book |
| Released |
20
Aug 1994 |
| Publisher |
Shogakukan |
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ID |
ISBN4-09-102485-8 |
| Size
(cm) |
18.2
x 12.8 x 0.9 (B6) |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.16 |
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Official
APE guide book for the Game
Boy update, featuring an in-depth
walkthrough of every stage
with screenshots and strategies
for every level, and a small
tribute manga and 'Making
of Donkey Kong' interview
at the end.
112 pages, full colour, Japanese. |
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Donkey
Kong
ドンキーコング
FAMICOM MINI 02 |
DETAILS
| Format |
Game
Boy Advance |
| Released |
14
Feb 2004 |
| Publisher |
Nintendo |
| Product
ID |
AGB-FDKJ-JPN |
| Size
(cm) |
8
x 10.5 x 2 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.06 |
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Celebrational
re-release of the FC
Donkey Kong for the
GBA.
Vol.2 of the Famicom Mini re-issue collection, celebrating the Famicom's 20th anniversary.
Clear plastic case contains cartridge in miniature FC box and
large fold-out manual. |
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'Donkey
Kong', 'Famicom', 'Game Boy' and 'Nintendo' are registered trademarks
of Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Donkey Kong TM & © 1981 Nintendo All Rights Reserved
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